"iNTERCOMMENTS
around the hospital
Allergy and Chest
Mary Battle, a technician I is now
working in the division. She replaces
Susan Gupton, who is moving to Greens
boro with her husband, who recently
graduated from UNC at Chapel Hill as a
certified public accountant
Anatomy
Lee Moss, departmental secretary, is
engaged to Sidney Featherman, a graduate
chemistry student. Yhey will be married
this summer.... Dr. and Mrs. Harold Ed
wards are the parents of a daughter,
Sandra Maria, born on December 19. Dr.
Edwards is a research associate in the
department .... Dr. Jane Richardson
began work as an associate in anatomy on
January 1 .... Dr. Wayne Venters, an
orthopaedics resident, also started work
in the department January 1
Audiovisual Education
Cheyney M. Hales joined the staff in
the medical television section
Biochemistry
Ineke McDowell, who recently trans
ferred from the Ob-Gyn department, is
now working in Dr. Robert Hill's office
Business Office
New faces in admitting and collections
are Gloria Estes and Herman Burchett
Dietetics
Janice Daughtry, a dietetic intern, was
married to Paul Prettiman on January 27
in Everetts, North Carolina
General Surgical Unit
New R. N.'s on the unit include
Brenda Sainting and Jeanie Browers, both
working on Reed .... new L. P. N.'s are
Lila Hall, assigned to Cushing, and Sharon
Buddington, an advanced L. P. N. now
working on McDowell.... Norma Stroud
is the new ward clerk on Cushing and
Janice Hopson is the new ward clerk on
Reed .... Janna Owen, formerly a ward
clerk on Cushing, resigned December 20
.... Barbara Tyler, ward clerk on Reed,
resigned January 16 ... . Catherine
Wooten, R. N., resigned December 15 to
get married .... Diane Perdue, R. N. on
Halsted, resigned January 8 to move to
Denver, Colorado .... Linda Ashworth,
advanced L. P. N. on McDowell, resigned
December 12
Hospital Administration
Mrs. Nina Myers, who was formerly
employed at Watts Hospital, is now secre
tary to Mr. Kenneth Holt and Mr. Richard
Peck, assistant hospital directors ....
Mrs. Helen Farrell transferred from the
outpatient department to the hospital
director's office to be secretary for Mr.
Oscar R. Aylor, assistant hospital director
Hospital Laundry
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Moody announce
the birth of a five-pound girl, named
Marchette Dawn, on December 6
Medical P. D. C.
Sgt. and Mrs. Charles Blalock are the
parents of a daughter, Sherri Faye, born
December 21 at Duke Hospital. Mrs. Bla
lock is employed in bookkeeping with
Medical P. D. C. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Shepard announce the birth of a daughter
January 14 at Duke Hospital. Cindy is
employed in the Medical P. D. C. in
surance office .... Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Pipkin are the proud parents of a daugh
ter, Robin, born December 15. Sarah is
secretary to Dr. Ernst Peschel and her
husband is in the engineering department
at Duke
Medical Records
Mrs. Evelyn Careway is the mother of
a baby daughter, Dellie Antuan, born
October 22. She has come back to work
after maternity leave
Microbiology
Dr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson are the pa
rents of a baby girl. Heather Lynn, born
January 4. Sandra is a secretary in the
School of Medicine admissions office.
Her husband Jim is a resident in psy
chiatry .... Verlene Beasley and McCoy
Chambers are new lab assistants in clinical
microbiology
Operating Room
Delores Mickens joined the staff as a
medical supply assembler January 5 ....
Earl Minor, surgical attendant, resigned
January 16
Orthopaedic Surgery
Miss Alice Girvin is a new secretary in
orthopaedics, working primarily for the
residents .... Mrs. Amelia Daniel has
transferred from the outpatient depart
ment to the office of Dr. J. Leonard
Goldner
Outpatient Department Nursing
Robert Mebane, PCA in the urology
clinic, has resigned .... Fletcher Evans
and Sherman Allen, PCA's on the emer
gency clinic, are now patient care as
sistant Ill's . . . . Ada Morton, pediatric
clinic, has been promoted to PCA 111
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy held a going-away
luncheon recently for Duane "Skip" Roy
who resigned to take a position as a
physical therapist at Wake County Memo
rial Hospital in Raleigh .... new PT'son
the staff include Miss Patricia McFadden,
Miss Kate Roland, William O'Brien, and
Peter Zarzecki, all of whom graduated
from the Duke curriculum in physical
therapy in December
Printing Department
John Barry Chambers has returned to
the department as a pressman after being
discharged from the Army. He had served
12 months in Vietnam .... Pat Puryear
is resigning from the department after
four years of continuous service
Psychiatry
Mrs. Judy Gardner has accepted the
position as secretary to Dr. Bernard Bress-
ler.. .. Mrs. Donald Prentice has resigned
as Dr. Bressler's secretary and is moving
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Pickens Rehabilitation Center
Donald Barbee, messenger, is attending
morning classes at Croft Business College
Sims ward
Miss Linda Clark, L. P. N., will be
married this month to Spec. 4 Robert
Earl Rigsbee in Hawaii .... Dr. and Mrs.
Darnell Jones became the parents of a
daughter, Jennifer Noelle, on Christmas
Day .... Miss Elaine Harris is the new
ward clerk .... Mrs. Arnie Dampier, ward
clerk, retired December 1 after 18 years'
service .... Mrs. Ruth Partridge has been
promoted to PCA 111
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